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A former track and field star who supposedly pivoted to a career in business was sentenced to 17 1/2 years in federal prison on Monday for allegedly defrauding cannabis industry investors out of more than $45 million, the Department of Justice announced. David Bunevacz, 53, is accused of deceiving

Producers of "The Price is Right" better take note, as there’s a game show in town that is growing in popularity and looking to capture one of that show’s prime demographics: Stoners. Billed as “the only game show where the contestants are higher than the points,” "The Weed Game Show" rolls into

Shops selling weed have proliferated since the state legalized cannabis last year, thriving in confusion over their legality and a lack of enforcement. Scores of shops claiming to sell cannabis have sprung up throughout New York State over the last year following the legalization of recreational use

A bill to legalize cannabis in Colombia has been approved in a Senate committee for the first time, after advancing in the Chamber of Representatives. (Benzinga) The initiative passed its third debate with 11 votes in favor and 4 against. "Now the bill will go to the plenary session of the Senate,"

BRUSSELS - The European Union’s top court on Tuesday backed a Russian who is seeking to stay in the Netherlands because he needs a medicinal cannabis treatment which is unavailable in his home country. The Court of Justice said the man should not be sent back home even though the Netherlands

Connecticut is one of more than a few states that have already legalized or are in the process of legalizing recreational cannabis use, but not every bank is willing to work with retailers. Cannabis is not federally legal, and with each state setting its own rules and regulations around the sale of

Top picks for THC products that pair wonderfully with a fall holiday dedicated to eating all the food. It was meant to be! If you’re reading this article, odds are decent you’ve already discovered the value of combining Thanksgiving and cannabis. Look no further than the time-honored tradition of

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday she is pardoning an estimated 45,000 people convicted of simple possession of cannabis, a month after President Joe Biden did the same under federal law. “No one deserves to be forever saddled with the impacts of a conviction for simple possession of marijuana

A recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital suggests that smoking cannabis could be more harmful to the lungs and the respiratory tract than tobacco. In the small-scale study, researchers evaluated chest X-ray scans of 56 cannabis smokers, 33 tobacco

There are some universal red flags that you can look out for to see if it might be time for you to put down the bong and give weed a break. With winter and the holidays fast approaching, elastic waisted sweat pants and mid-afternoon sunsets have also reemerged. The dawn of the holiday season not

Texas A&M Aggies offensive lineman PJ Williams got into some recent trouble with the law. Texas A&M Aggies offensive lineman PJ Williams was reportedly arrested by College Station police Saturday for possession of marijuana between four ounces and five pounds in size. 247Sports was the first to

In what is being hailed as an exponential deal to bolster the cannabis industry further, Sean Jean Combs, also known by the moniker, P. Diddy, is now on the verge of becoming a proud owner of multiple legal marijuana licenses to operate in three states. The deal reportedly cost the celebrated hip

A bill to expand research into medicines derived from the cannabis plant has passed muster in Congress. The Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act seeks to streamline the application process for scientific marijuana studies; plus remove existing barriers for researchers that hamper

Members of the Guyana’s Rastafarian community have expressed disappointment with the recent removal of custodial sentences for possession of small amounts of marijuana. They are calling for full legalization of marijuana use. During a recent demonstration outside the office of President Irfaan Ali

THC Acetate Ester, also called THC-O or O-acetate, is one of the most well-known synthetic cannabinoids. In the past, scientists from all across the globe have tried to develop a perfect product that provides the benefits derived from cannabis plants. To achieve this, cannabis compounds have been

LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas medical marijuana sales continued unabated through October. The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration announced on Nov. 13 that medical marijuana sales for October totaled $23.4 million. The amount is down slightly from September’s $23.9 million in sales but in

JEFFERSON CITY - At the same time Missouri regulators are working to launch a recreational marijuana program, hundreds of lawsuits tied to the 2019 rollout of medical cannabis remain in legal limbo. Of the more than 880 lawsuits from companies that failed to get a limited number of licenses to grow

Maine is backing down from some of its guidance for the medical marijuana industry by allowing the sale of pre-rolled products to resume. The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy last month banned medical marijuana caregivers without a storefront from providing pre-rolled products, and increased the age

New York state's Cannabis Control Board is expected to approve its first set of marijuana retail dispensary licenses at a meeting Monday morning, marking a major step toward creating a market for legal marijuana in New York. In anticipation of the meeting, the Office of Cannabis Management released

CHICAGO - The Industrial Hemp Market size is estimated to be valued at USD 6.8 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach USD 18.1 billion by 2027, recording a CAGR of 21.6% in terms of value according to a new report by MarketsandMarkets™. The increased usage of hemp seeds in a wide range of food